Posts by Erik Weber — Guest Contributor
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Breakfast links: How to talk about mobility
Transportation alternatives a social justice issue; Cycling with the right; Klein restored transportation balance; Assault on red line, train operator does nothing; Developments at Walter Reed; The rich have it tough; DC’s parking tax a sticky political situation; Alexandria’s new waterfront plan; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Openings and closings
WMATA opens bus data; DCPS closures and an opening in the works; CaBi won’t close for winter; Discovery to alter site plan; Pepco to cut your trees; Fairfax creating bike plans for Tysons, county; NOVa police to learn defensive driving; USDOT shuffles HSR money; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The word from the top
Baker has the right priorities; Good news in Gray personnel; Gabe not so radical?; On tenterhooks over committee assignments; Harassment on the metro; Bay cleanup could prevent smart growth; Affordable housing and 2 projects; More pedestrians hit in PG; New signage at Federal Triangle?; And…. Keep reading…
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What does Gray’s dismissal of Klein and others mean?
In the wake of disappointing news that Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray won’t be keeping Gabe Klein and several other Fenty cabinet officials, District residents and smart growth advocates have a distinct duty to avoid doom-and-gloom projections and frantic searches for apartments in Arlington or Silver Spring. Gray’s decision to replace Klein is disappointing,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad and good news in Virginia
VA must identify transportation priorities; Falls Church man struck and killed; Virginia launches offshore wind panel; Region’s unemployment down; Bike sharing comes to College Park; Pushing back against Walmart; Lots and lots of parking coming to Ward 5; We have a surplus of parking; How Metrobuses got their names; New reckless driving laws ignored?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising eyebrows, expectations and rates
New PG officials take office; Loudoun getting a bit more bikeable, walkable; Pepco will raise rates; Tax the food trucks; DCPS creates dashboard; Give DC control over its budget; Listen to the track signals; DC development developments; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Power struggles
Pepco has reliability problems; Orange Crush will continue; Fairfax Fire and Rescue wants design by fire truck; Education advice for Gray; Traffic deaths down in DC; More pay-by-cell parking in MoCo; Ghost bike in Fairfax; A responsive transit agency in Rhode Island; And…. Keep reading…
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Security bollards could also provide bike parking
Security measures are often antithetical to good urban design and vibrant city streets. But instead of hoping for them to go away, we can at least push for them to serve other uses as well, like doubling as bike racks. Foggy Bottom, where I live, has high security neighbors like the State Department, Federal Reserve, several high profile embassies, the IMF and the World Bank. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and security first
DC water is safe (?); Lawyers Road diet successful so far; Close the Washington Monument; Arlington mural generates federal suit; Metro ridership lower than expected; Malls have way more parking than they need; Virginia not solving road funding problem; Changes coming to Jones Point; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tensions on and off the bike
Enforce bike parking rules; Conflict is the bike story; Tensions in Hill East; Questions surround Big K site in Anacostia; A glimpse at MLK Memorial; More NoMA park responses; Raise my taxes, please; Toronto surrenders (to cars); And…. Keep reading…